Spot checks

For a spot check, data / experiments may be selected randomly to see how well the RU is doing by finding answers to questions like ‘how easy is it to retrieve and reconstruct the data?’, ‘have data been generated in an unbiased fashion?’ or ‘have all results been reported?’. The site visitor / assessor / auditor selects tests from the RU and organizes data transfer from studies for in-depth review, based on the study overview sent by the RU beforehand. During the course of the spot check, the site visitor / assessor / auditor can arrange data discussion meetings with scientists from the RU to ensure proper understanding of the data. At the end of the review, feedback will be provided to the RU and a report with observations will be sent. The RU may be requested to respond to these observations. In scope for a spot check are all studies…. (here we could set priorities, e.g., published studies, critical assays etc.).